activity 1: What skills do you use when reading?

Think about a recent reading assignment that was related to an upcoming assignment.

Describe how you approached this reading assignment by answering the following questions.

• Did you anticipate what the subject matter covered in the text was going to be?
• While reading the material, did you think about what might be on the exam?
• Did you ask yourself any questions while reading the material? If you did, what happened? If you did not ask yourself questions, why not?
• Do you have a method for examining the reading material (e.g., looking at the headings or the table of contents)?
• Do you use a method for helping you to comprehend the material, such as outlining or note-taking?
• Do you think what you do could be classified as "active reading?"
• How effective do you think your reading techniques are?